"LIGHTNING in Birmingham" ⚡️Gawad v Mo. ElShorbagy | British Open 2023 | RD3 HIGHLIGHTS!

Mohamed ElShorbagy battles it out against Karim Abdel Gawad, for a place in the 2023 British Open Quarter-Finals!
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[@skyjockbill]

So good to see this wonderful guy and talent back at the top, and great to see Elshorbagy being gracious at the end.

[@cookesam6]

That was unreal from Mo hey, given that ending, that was some unreal sportsmanship

[@brianoconnor2623]

Gawad has the best front left backhand I’ve ever seen…….almost anyone has ever seen. Full swing and then he can do anything. Unbelievably good.

[@caibaldwin7431]

If he can return it, the ball can go anywhere. Awesome talent!

[@dan3565]

Shorbagy is so gracious in defeat, even with contentious decisions late in the game

[@cookesam6]

Really is hey. When he picked his racquet up I thought he looked angry as hell, but he put a smile on and gave a hug, really awesome of him

[@squash4life908]

So glad to see Gawad back and thriving

[@abdiver12]

Hearty congratulations to Gawad. He's lost so many of these close matches to Shorbagy over the years its nice to finally see him win one. And kudos to Shorbagy for his incredible sportsmanship throughout, something he's greatly improved.

[@gergelytodor771]

I'm wondering, such a humble person like Gawad is still exist on the Earth. He is a true sportman and excellent role model.

[@ernestocheguevara4032]

Baby faced assasin is back with a bang, but that pick up by gawad off the side wall was a massive double.

[@eoincoleman4537]

Ah, tainted by the no let call in the last rally. Great to see Gawad back.

[@fern6114]

What a great player and friendly person… respects for both

[@dweeder1453]

WoW Elshorbaghy has matured so much. Respect for the way it ended and he carried himself.

[@sofiemagnussenrom9945]

So cool to have Gawad back, so entertaining to watch. And he’s hungry and back to WC level. Hurrah🎉

[@andrewcutler4599]

Love to see Gawad back on his game. One of the best players to watch

[@shahg25]

Just love these two when they play against each other

[@bartknegt]

wow, what a match! And what a classy players with such different styles.

[@XxDevourmentxX]

What an amazing match!

[@davidhansen1811]

The "Inconclusive" call at the end of the match was INCORRECT. There were two bounces.

[@musawadhan1821]

Wow such a glorious match❤

[@abidfarooqui4899]

Such a close match. Good to see Gawad getting back in shape

[@yasoobali3793]

Hands up to both, Worth watching match

[@dominicflaherty]

Clear double bounce at the end and influenced the final score.

[@dimitrisd.9173]

check this again in slow speed. the ball was good.

[@davesmith826]

@@dimitrisd.9173 Err, not it wasn't. The ball hits the side wall first, then the ground, then Gawad's racket - double bounce.

[@1000000trs]

@@davesmith826 Interesting - to my eye in slowmo it's good, hitting the wall ten the racket...

[@leiweiling]

The only thing that is clear is that it was inconclusive - otherwise there wouldn't be such polarised opinions

[@timSquash]

it wasnt even close to a double bounce... ball was 100% good. maybe you are watching on a bad screen so u cant see properly

[@MickeSandlund]

Wonderful match! Couldn’t be happier to see Gawad back and winning.

[@mikaeleurenius2054]

Such entertainment, lovely to see Karim flow freely again. Pity with the questionnable calls on that pick-up and then also blocking in the final point. But great sportsmanship from Momo.

[@abdomagid]

ماشاء الله عليك ياكيمو ربنا يحفظك

[@ashutoshpatel4988]

That was amazing from Gawad. He was brilliant specially cross court drop shots.

[@MrOgunseyinde]

Wat a Game ! Awesome

[@oraffaudi]

master class

[@rockokodude]

such a beatiful match and high sportmanship from both players....... gawad at his best, was good went down the line and now back up again, kudos buddy (note : that inconclusive review shot ..... was a clear double drop)

[@swingeasyguy]

If it was so clear it would have been called down by both officials; frankly it's hard to tell as it was hitting the side wall at the same time.

[@shahg25]

What a treat!

[@dennishorsthuis1507]

Awesome 🎉

[@gamolly]

What a match!

[@rolandemmerich5993]

Well done Gawad, such a clean and entertaining match. So glad Asshall is out

[@nickguest3394]

This match is in my top 5 matches of all time

[@Funluvincaveman]

Masters of disguise ( shots). Incredible.

[@Get_Newbied]

Hail the return of the Artist albeit a few unlucky calls for Shorbaghy. A big shout out to the crowd in Birmingham for a second round match. All said and done, England will always remain the home of squash.

[@ThabetSaied-wm1ps]

Love it

[@fanatamon]

Great match a clear double though and a dubious no let but also a testament to moes sportsmanship and very decent conduct.

[@hellagood67]

MARRY ME, Karim!!!! Love that guy ❤❤❤❤

[@andredejongh1411]

Love u Gawad!!!🎉❤😊

[@-AhmMsrY]

A heavy metal match 💕

[@alinaqvi2638]

What a naturally gifted shot maker Gawad is.

[@tonytan5945]

That was a double bounce, hit sidewall then floor then racket, but still very happy to have gawad back in top form

[@hushshot]

Had the pleasure of watching this awesome match at the Rep live and in person! Some stunning moments. For me the ending was very harsh on MES - the double bounce was clear enough, and on the final point Gawad moves forward into the line and hip checks MES, at least a let potentially a stroke. The inconclusive call was a double punishment, because it was incorrect, and because it "used up a review". The WSO rules (either in the rules or in appendix 4) don't mention "inconclusive" decisions, which perhaps should be clarified - my view would be there is a strong argument that inconclusive should result in the player keeping their review, to prevent the situation here. All credit to Gawad however, he is marching his way back up the ranking and if anything looks a lot fitter and perkier than he did at his previous peak. With Asal "unavailable", and Coll, Elias and Farag not really firing on all cylinders recently, there is a real possibility for Gawad to go the distance!

[@mikeomegabryan]

Am I the only one that thought it came off the side wall then on to racket and not a double?

[@1000000trs]

I thought the same

[@olancegeminimkhize1099]

You are not the only one.

[@aboveandbeyond9844]

Great match... But ElShorbagy got two bad calls at the end.

[@carlosortiz1871]

The ball was good, put in slow here in yt, u'll see that the ball touch first the wall and after the racket

[@rekoawa5732]

Such a cleaver player. Very tricky. Well done Gawad !!!

[@ewallt]

Gawain is one of my favorite players, along with Elias, but the last couple of calls looked unfortunate for El Shorbagy, the first being a clear double bounce, and the last a clear let. But still a great match, and great sportsmanship.

[@andresmontalba7752]

que buen match!!! aunque solo que el penúltimo punto solo fue un bote

[@siddhantmadan549]

"Back to Bristol" 😂😂

[@paulooi3665]

Mo is gracious guy

[@markgreen3187]

What is the point of a replay system that can't tell if it's a double bounce (or not) !?!

[@davidhansen1811]

Yes it should be possible to greatly magnify the part of the view that is critical to the decision and go frame to frame if needs be. This is the British Open for goodness sake and there was (as they say) 'nothing between them' at hit point in time and it was the end of a 5 game match! A correct decision, an actual decision, was possible and was ESSENTIAL. (I think it was a double.)

[@hamacWay]

ALL HAIL THE ROYAL ASSASSIN!!! but also feels bad for baggy.. how on earth cant we figure out if double or not xDDDD

[@shawnmoore4425]

Need thermal cameras like cricket

[@redissus3533]

Conversation at 5:10? Can we get some context of that? 😂😂

[@gammal1]

I can't claim I've ever understood Let/No Decisions, but I feel bad for Elshorbagy. He could have gotten to the ball if Gawad wasn't in the way. Happy to see Gawad back in form, and glad Elshorbagy conceded graciously. Great game overall 👏

[@filda2005]

gawad can't disapear in space. He did not intentionally block a way to the ball while returning to "T". Thus the No Let. After all those fair points this one is visibly more on the edge, but in context Mo had run pro-actively to the front instead of defense.

[@jimmorrison4291]

Fun Fact: Until 1978, the accepted colloquial for a resident of Birmingham was a 'Minger', however this was no longer acceptable and so was changed, mainly to avoid confusion with a type of valuable, Chinese vase.

[@ibasilios]

very likely that could be even better than the final itself ;-)

[@Orbituation]

Possibly, what a dream match up at R3, but a lot due to Gawad's inactivity for so long. But whatever the case, from QF to finals, it's full of exciting lineups.

[@JavierGarcia-wi9yp]

For me Gawad is the best player, however lacks of consistency…

[@chefdevanofficial]

So happy to see Gawad back and killing it. Over the years, easily one of my favourite players to watch.

[@vaneljoseph7120]

OMG

[@barni42]

Gawad is class

[@ashmatthew49]

Yeah, the Egyptian was too good!

[@jacobeliosoff1264]

What is up with Gawad? Maybe a sports psychologist? Suddenly realizing long-withheld potential, reminds me of Marche. Love to see it.

[@DaveNeve]

What is the logic of having just one review in the final game??? And why do you lose a review, even when a decision is overturned???

[@addereal]

Shorbagy got robbed twice. Last 2 points were daylight robbery by the referee

[@filda2005]

don't be troll. Mo got point from 10:8 to 10:9 and he proceed with serving. the last point was clear let caused by wrong decision of proactively going the risky front way instead of defence

[@honesty8310]

squash is much better with Gawad (baby faced assasin) in it! my fav player

[@ghawatzhusten3368]

Elshorbagy is an excellent player but I'm always for gawad

[@johnsparrow434]

The ball is not up at the end, and I think referee could give a Let at 10-9... No ?

[@oscarjeong9433]

마지막 스코어는 의도적으로 진로를 방해하는 행동이 포함되어있습니다 더티 플레이네요

[@j007hazzard]

most obvious double bounce

[@jhwheuer]

Delicious

[@ShellysAshes]

Awful no let decision last rally, the ball was so far from the wall. It was a clear let.

[@bhaveshmanglani2173]

Shorbagy went the wrong way. The decision was pretty clear tbh.

[@davidhansen1811]

The "inconclusive" was MUCH worse, as a decision.

[@stevehughes1510]

Can't agree with that last point 'no let' from the referee, Mohamed was not allowed access to the ball, bad news in that regard. A great match overall though. Gamal has had two 5 setters one after the other, we'll see how he fronts up for the next one.

[@briand3317]

Clearly a double

[@lovelyhorn]

ridiculous referee..tht was a clear double and then a let ,last 2 points

[@swedishfilms9618]

HUGE block by gawad on a poor dropshot at the last point. The referee did a big mistake at such a crucial moment and this could easily have been avoided by just taking a second look. These type of decisions force players to play dirty, either by blocking like Gawad did here or by forcefully push in this case Gawad towards the ball/sidewall and claim an easy stroke. Which I'm happy Elshorbagy didn't do, but probably would have done when he was younger. This type of blocking should be punished with conduct stroke. And the referees should be more thoughtful when they make decisions like this. And when can we get a highspeed camera to fix the pickup issues? I feel like we could get a more fair game and better squash out of the players with help of technology and a overhaul of the refereesystem.

[@peterhammer6915]

Great to see Gawad win👍. Shorbagy losing isn't bad either 😀.

[@inqurious]

Amazing match overall. But Gawad's movement on the final point is right into Shorbagy's line and the shot was several feet in from the sidewall. Poor reffing on that call. At least a yes let, possibly a stroke to Shorbagy from Gawad taking out his opponent.

[@jimmyxu98]

Upvote if you thought it was a clear double, downvote if you thought it was not or inconclusive. I'm curious what people thought since I thought it was a clear double!

[@jonathanmichaels8331]

Crappy commentary again

[@ignacioewert7458]

How bitter is Gawad. He doesn´t deserve win beyond his quality.

[@gamolly]

??

[@peterhammer6915]

??

[@Orbituation]

Both sentences don't make sense and have absolutely no relevance to the video.